Sign in to multiple accounts in Docs & Drive

If you're using Drive, Docs, Sheets, or Slides on the web or a mobile device, you can sign in to multiple accounts, for example a work and personal account, and switch between them. But, if you're using the Drive folder on your computer, you can only sign into one account at a time.

If you're using Drive on your Mac or PC, you can only be connected to one Google Account at a time. If you want to use Google Drive for your Mac/PC with a different account, disconnect the account you're signed in to and sign in to another account.

Disconnect and switch accounts

Click the Google Drive icon .

On a Mac, the icon is usually found in the menu bar at the top right of your desktop screen.

On a PC, the icon is usually found in the taskbar in the bottom right of your desktop screen.

In the top right, click the overflow icon .

Select Preferences > Account.

Click Disconnect account.

Your files will stay in your Google Drive folder on your computer after you disconnect your account, but any changes you make to the files won't sync to Google Drive on the web.

Click Yes. Your account will be disconnected from Google Drive for your Mac/PC, but the application will remain installed.

To sign in to another account, click the Google Drive icon and select Sign in.

Rename your Google Drive folder (example: Google Drive Archive).

Create a new folder titled Google Drive and don't add any files in the folder.

Your files will begin automatically syncing.

Note: We don't recommend disconnecting your account frequently since you'll need to create a new Google Drive folder every time you switch accounts.

Share this:

Matt is a Docs & Drive expert and author of this help page. Leave him feedback below about the page.